Vayronne Leong's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Tasik Biru in Malay which means Blue Lake. It's an mythical lakes, about one hour drive from HK Square apartment. It is not a natural lake but an open pit gold mine which opened in 1898 by a Borneo company. There were also rumours of three monsters appearing in Tasik Biru back in 1988.
Tasik Biru
94000 Bau, Sarawak
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgPF5zYWU49GMym59
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Tasik Biru
Tasik Biru in Malay which means Blue Lake. It's an mythical lakes, about one hour drive from HK Square apartment. It is not a natural lake but an open pit gold mine which opened in 1898 by a Borneo company. There were also rumours of three monsters appearing in Tasik Biru back in 1988.
Tasik Biru
94000 Bau, Sarawak
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgPF5zYWU49GMym59
Located in Bau District, Mount Singai takes only 50 minutes’ drive from HK Square apartment. If you are not particularly athletic but still want to be active, then Mount Singai is perfect for you. Mount Singai hiking area can be split into two sections. The first half is a set of stairs leading to the Catholic Memorial and Pilgrimage Centre (CMPC) while the second half is the hiking trail leading to the summit.
Typically, an average hiker can reach the pilgrimage centre within 20 to 30 minutes while the hiking ground can take about an hour to reach.
Visitors might find Mount Singai relaxing and enjoyable as the hiking terrain is not as hard and challenging as most hiking spots around Kuching.
Also, due to the steps and the inclining nature of Mount Singai, it is the best spot to pump up your cardio and enjoy nature.
Top of Mount Singai
94000 Bau, Sarawak
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z7J1oQccx9z4ooAo9
Top of Mount Singai
Located in Bau District, Mount Singai takes only 50 minutes’ drive from HK Square apartment. If you are not particularly athletic but still want to be active, then Mount Singai is perfect for you. Mount Singai hiking area can be split into two sections. The first half is a set of stairs leading to the Catholic Memorial and Pilgrimage Centre (CMPC) while the second half is the hiking trail leading to the summit.
Typically, an average hiker can reach the pilgrimage centre within 20 to 30 minutes while the hiking ground can take about an hour to reach.
Visitors might find Mount Singai relaxing and enjoyable as the hiking terrain is not as hard and challenging as most hiking spots around Kuching.
Also, due to the steps and the inclining nature of Mount Singai, it is the best spot to pump up your cardio and enjoy nature.
Top of Mount Singai
94000 Bau, Sarawak
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z7J1oQccx9z4ooAo9
Jong's Crocodile Farm
Jalan Kuching - Serian, 94200 Siburan, Sarawak
014-978 2101
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oAvDeTgVrs8AsVZYA
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钟氏鳄鱼农场与动物园
Jalan Kuching - SerianJong's Crocodile Farm
Jalan Kuching - Serian, 94200 Siburan, Sarawak
014-978 2101
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oAvDeTgVrs8AsVZYA
Sumiran Eco Camp
Jalan Off, Jalan Batu Kawa, Rantau Panjang, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
016-445 9678
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gs5cncnkuUiv8ofx7
Sumiran Eco Camp
Jalan Batu KawaSumiran Eco Camp
Jalan Off, Jalan Batu Kawa, Rantau Panjang, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
016-445 9678
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gs5cncnkuUiv8ofx7
Sightseeing
Borneo Happy Farm is the new addition to tourists' attractions in Sarawak which had recently open its door to visitors last year. The farm is located near Moyan Square,Batu Kawa-Bau which is about 15 minutes’ drive from the HK Square apartment. You can easily find the location of this farm on the internet. It is recommended to use Google Map instead of Waze because Waze will direct you to a totally different location.
This place spans of over 130 acres of land that is surrounded by the greenery. Based on their website which is, borneohappyfarm.com, their concept is to create awareness of nature conservation, green ecology, local cultures, traditional foods and health regimens. Besides that, Borneo Happy Farm also focuses on agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, aquaculture, and leisure and healthy lifestyle. The farm is a little bit far away from the main road so brace yourself with the bumpy road along the way to get there.
Borneo Happy Farm
94000 Bau, Sarawak
016-898 8084
https://maps.app.goo.gl/M3K4ybhP5b98aYS7A
Borneo Happy Farm
Borneo Happy Farm is the new addition to tourists' attractions in Sarawak which had recently open its door to visitors last year. The farm is located near Moyan Square,Batu Kawa-Bau which is about 15 minutes’ drive from the HK Square apartment. You can easily find the location of this farm on the internet. It is recommended to use Google Map instead of Waze because Waze will direct you to a totally different location.
This place spans of over 130 acres of land that is surrounded by the greenery. Based on their website which is, borneohappyfarm.com, their concept is to create awareness of nature conservation, green ecology, local cultures, traditional foods and health regimens. Besides that, Borneo Happy Farm also focuses on agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, aquaculture, and leisure and healthy lifestyle. The farm is a little bit far away from the main road so brace yourself with the bumpy road along the way to get there.
Borneo Happy Farm
94000 Bau, Sarawak
016-898 8084
https://maps.app.goo.gl/M3K4ybhP5b98aYS7A
The Serikin town border market is truly one of Kuching’s local hidden gems.
The Serikin Border Market is mainly operated by the locals of Kalimantan, from across the border and also the local Sarawakians.
Items sold are mainly catered to the local Sarawakians and the occasional tourist from Peninsular Malaysia.
Serikin Border Market
Jalan Serikin Serikin, 94000 Bau, Sarawak
017-682 4237
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ju7A5MCCqHFcx1i86
Serikin Border Market
The Serikin town border market is truly one of Kuching’s local hidden gems.
The Serikin Border Market is mainly operated by the locals of Kalimantan, from across the border and also the local Sarawakians.
Items sold are mainly catered to the local Sarawakians and the occasional tourist from Peninsular Malaysia.
Serikin Border Market
Jalan Serikin Serikin, 94000 Bau, Sarawak
017-682 4237
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ju7A5MCCqHFcx1i86
Situated at 18 1/2 Miles (29KM) Kuching Serian Highway, an hour leisure drive from HK Square apartment. Jong's crocodile farm & zoo is the first & largest captive breeding crocodile farm in Malaysia.
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钟氏鳄鱼农场与动物园
Jalan Kuching - SerianSituated at 18 1/2 Miles (29KM) Kuching Serian Highway, an hour leisure drive from HK Square apartment. Jong's crocodile farm & zoo is the first & largest captive breeding crocodile farm in Malaysia.
Sightseeing
Just 45 minutes drive from HK Square apartment, Wind Cave at Bau meanders through a rocky outcrop on the banks of the Sarawak River.
You can wander on a plankwalk from one side of the outcrop to the other and see the stalactites and stalagmites that have formed over millennia.
You will need a flashlight. After visiting the cave, you can take a cooling river swim. An extensive car park allows visitors to drive right up to the cave entrance.
Wind Caves
94000 Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia
+60 82-765 490
https://maps.google.com/?cid=14865554517368439627
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Wind Caves
Just 45 minutes drive from HK Square apartment, Wind Cave at Bau meanders through a rocky outcrop on the banks of the Sarawak River.
You can wander on a plankwalk from one side of the outcrop to the other and see the stalactites and stalagmites that have formed over millennia.
You will need a flashlight. After visiting the cave, you can take a cooling river swim. An extensive car park allows visitors to drive right up to the cave entrance.
Wind Caves
94000 Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia
+60 82-765 490
https://maps.google.com/?cid=14865554517368439627
Borneo Samariang Resort City is a Resort City within Bandar Baru Samariang, which is a new satellite township rapidly taking shape to the north of Kuching.
Once fully developed, Bandar Baru Samariang is estimated to house 200,000 people with about 40,000 residential units.
Borneo Samariang Resort City is a 500 acres development plan that will be developed over an estimated time frame of ten (10) year period, as an Integrated Resort City for leisure and suburban living. Borneo Samariang Resort City will be a premier destination resort in Kuching, Sarawak, offering :
World Class Theme Park Attractions such as Water Park and Safari Park
Resort accommodations with more than 2,000 rooms
Team-building & River Cruise facilities
Quality & Affordable Housing as well as Supporting Retail / Commercial development
Borneo Samariang Resort City will be another reason for domestic & foreign visitors to visit Kuching & to stay an extra day or two. Borneo Samariang Resort City will also synergistically enrich the tourism offering in the Damai area and offers quality & affordable healthy family leisure experience for the local community.
This project will also create up to 2,000 steady well paid full time jobs when fully operational, in addition to its multiplier effect from indirect job creation.
Borneo Samariang Resort City will be a replica of existing & planned facilities in Bukit Gambang Resort City – the premiere resort city in Kuantan, Pahang, developed and operated by Sentoria Group Berhad, adapted to suit the Sarawak market.
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Borneo Samariang Resort City is a Resort City within Bandar Baru Samariang, which is a new satellite township rapidly taking shape to the north of Kuching.
Once fully developed, Bandar Baru Samariang is estimated to house 200,000 people with about 40,000 residential units.
Borneo Samariang Resort City is a 500 acres development plan that will be developed over an estimated time frame of ten (10) year period, as an Integrated Resort City for leisure and suburban living. Borneo Samariang Resort City will be a premier destination resort in Kuching, Sarawak, offering :
World Class Theme Park Attractions such as Water Park and Safari Park
Resort accommodations with more than 2,000 rooms
Team-building & River Cruise facilities
Quality & Affordable Housing as well as Supporting Retail / Commercial development
Borneo Samariang Resort City will be another reason for domestic & foreign visitors to visit Kuching & to stay an extra day or two. Borneo Samariang Resort City will also synergistically enrich the tourism offering in the Damai area and offers quality & affordable healthy family leisure experience for the local community.
This project will also create up to 2,000 steady well paid full time jobs when fully operational, in addition to its multiplier effect from indirect job creation.
Borneo Samariang Resort City will be a replica of existing & planned facilities in Bukit Gambang Resort City – the premiere resort city in Kuantan, Pahang, developed and operated by Sentoria Group Berhad, adapted to suit the Sarawak market.
Sightseeing
Fairy Cave (also known as Gua Pari) is an impressive show cave near the former gold mining settlement of Bau and about 45 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
It is just a few minutes drive from another show cave, Wind Cave, and most tourists would combine both on a half-day trip from Kuching.
Access to the cave is via a four storey concrete staircase which brings you to the cave entrance.
You pass through a dim, narrow passage and up some steep wooden steps. It is fairly dark but you can manage without a torch, unlike Wind Cave where a torch is essential. Some might find this part rather claustrophobic but bear with it as the passage soon emerges into a massive cave with a huge opening which allows the light to flood in.
Fairy Caves
94000 Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia
+60 13-803 5516
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HbfPDP6XkePy1YddA
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仙洞
Fairy Cave (also known as Gua Pari) is an impressive show cave near the former gold mining settlement of Bau and about 45 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
It is just a few minutes drive from another show cave, Wind Cave, and most tourists would combine both on a half-day trip from Kuching.
Access to the cave is via a four storey concrete staircase which brings you to the cave entrance.
You pass through a dim, narrow passage and up some steep wooden steps. It is fairly dark but you can manage without a torch, unlike Wind Cave where a torch is essential. Some might find this part rather claustrophobic but bear with it as the passage soon emerges into a massive cave with a huge opening which allows the light to flood in.
Fairy Caves
94000 Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia
+60 13-803 5516
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HbfPDP6XkePy1YddA
Matang Wildlife Centre, part of Kubah National Park, houses endangered wildlife in large enclosed areas of rainforest or spacious cages. It is not a zoo.
The main attraction is the orangutan adoption programme, where young orangutans, who were either orphaned or rescued from captivity, are taught how to survive in the wild.
As well as orangutans, the centre includes spacious enclosures housing sambar deer, crocodiles, sun bears, civets and bear cats, and three large aviaries featuring hornbills, eagles, kites, storks and a host of other birds native to Sarawak.
Matang Wildlife Centre
Kampung Rayu, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak
082-374 869
https://maps.app.goo.gl/V6Rk4do1hubb33b99
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Matang Wildlife Centre
Matang Wildlife Centre, part of Kubah National Park, houses endangered wildlife in large enclosed areas of rainforest or spacious cages. It is not a zoo.
The main attraction is the orangutan adoption programme, where young orangutans, who were either orphaned or rescued from captivity, are taught how to survive in the wild.
As well as orangutans, the centre includes spacious enclosures housing sambar deer, crocodiles, sun bears, civets and bear cats, and three large aviaries featuring hornbills, eagles, kites, storks and a host of other birds native to Sarawak.
Matang Wildlife Centre
Kampung Rayu, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak
082-374 869
https://maps.app.goo.gl/V6Rk4do1hubb33b99
For over 20 years, the wardens at Semenggoh Nature Reserve have been training young orangutans, who had been orphaned or rescued from captivity, how to survive in the wild.
The success of this programme has left the surrounding forest reserve with a thriving population of healthy adolescent and young adult orangutans, who are now breeding in the wild.
The programme has since been transferred to Matang Wildlife Centre, but Semenggoh Nature Reserve is still home to its successful graduates, semi-wild orangutans and their babies.
Semenggoh Nature Reserve, Siburan, Sarawak.
93250 Siburan, Sarawak
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HwiVgWBas5AzmkMY7
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Semenggoh自然保护区
KM 20 Jalan Puncak BorneoFor over 20 years, the wardens at Semenggoh Nature Reserve have been training young orangutans, who had been orphaned or rescued from captivity, how to survive in the wild.
The success of this programme has left the surrounding forest reserve with a thriving population of healthy adolescent and young adult orangutans, who are now breeding in the wild.
The programme has since been transferred to Matang Wildlife Centre, but Semenggoh Nature Reserve is still home to its successful graduates, semi-wild orangutans and their babies.
Semenggoh Nature Reserve, Siburan, Sarawak.
93250 Siburan, Sarawak
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HwiVgWBas5AzmkMY7
Excellent place for relaxing and having fun with family and friends to organize bowling events. Just a 10 minutes drive from HK Square Apartment.
Megalanes EMart Bowling
Jalan Batu KawaExcellent place for relaxing and having fun with family and friends to organize bowling events. Just a 10 minutes drive from HK Square Apartment.
Foody Goody
It's a 5 minutes drive from HK square apartment. Sharing planet is a western restaurant in Kuching. Sharing planet sell variety of foods, from chicken chops, lamb chops to spaghetti, desserts, fish and chips, drinks, ice shakes, and also seafood.
They served large portion of food to their customers with reasonable price. The design of the restaurants are link to small garden theme and provide customers with natural view of green grass.
Sharing Planet is a place where you can relax, chat with friends, while having snacks, supper or dinner with friends.
Sharing Planet
Lot 4126, Jalan Ensing Timur, Taman Stapok, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
016-892 7774
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LUnGGBibj5TqRUQC6
Sharing Planet
Lot 4126 Jalan Ensing TimurIt's a 5 minutes drive from HK square apartment. Sharing planet is a western restaurant in Kuching. Sharing planet sell variety of foods, from chicken chops, lamb chops to spaghetti, desserts, fish and chips, drinks, ice shakes, and also seafood.
They served large portion of food to their customers with reasonable price. The design of the restaurants are link to small garden theme and provide customers with natural view of green grass.
Sharing Planet is a place where you can relax, chat with friends, while having snacks, supper or dinner with friends.
Sharing Planet
Lot 4126, Jalan Ensing Timur, Taman Stapok, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
016-892 7774
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LUnGGBibj5TqRUQC6
Chinese cruisine which is about 4 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
Stapok Seafood Restaurant
Jalan Stapok, Hongnion Garden, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
010-530 9905
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yQr7hs1mUed55s1n7
Stapok Seafood Restaurant
Jalan StapokChinese cruisine which is about 4 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
Stapok Seafood Restaurant
Jalan Stapok, Hongnion Garden, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
010-530 9905
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yQr7hs1mUed55s1n7
It's fingers licking Good. 3 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
KFC @ MJC Batu Kawa
BD 106, Batu Kawah New Township, Jln Batu Kawa, 93250 Sarawak
019-887 6294
https://maps.app.goo.gl/98B4MxfUH47MRRuj9
KFC @ MJC Batu Kawa
Jalan Batu KawaIt's fingers licking Good. 3 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
KFC @ MJC Batu Kawa
BD 106, Batu Kawah New Township, Jln Batu Kawa, 93250 Sarawak
019-887 6294
https://maps.app.goo.gl/98B4MxfUH47MRRuj9
3 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
McDonald's MJC Drive Thru
Lot 3421 (Parent Lot 2433), Block 217 KNLD, New Township, Batu Kawa, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
082-462 587
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3YJLfhKFDiRNx6S57
McDonald's MJC Drive Thru
3 minutes drive from HK Square apartment.
McDonald's MJC Drive Thru
Lot 3421 (Parent Lot 2433), Block 217 KNLD, New Township, Batu Kawa, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
082-462 587
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3YJLfhKFDiRNx6S57
Wonderboom
Level 1, 129, Lorong Lapangan Terbang 2, Green Heights, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
082-571 396
https://maps.google.com/?cid=4698839516843903119
Wonderboom
129 Lorong Lapangan Terbang 2Wonderboom
Level 1, 129, Lorong Lapangan Terbang 2, Green Heights, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
082-571 396
https://maps.google.com/?cid=4698839516843903119
Korean restaurant
Odiya Cafe
Ground Floor, Lot 6391-6393, Jalan Sungai Maong Baru, 93150, 93150, 93150 Kuching, Sarawak
082-550 299
https://maps.app.goo.gl/m6E1Kqzv7izRYeQN9
Odiya Cafe
Korean restaurant
Odiya Cafe
Ground Floor, Lot 6391-6393, Jalan Sungai Maong Baru, 93150, 93150, 93150 Kuching, Sarawak
082-550 299
https://maps.app.goo.gl/m6E1Kqzv7izRYeQN9
Non halal. lots of lots of meat.
The Farm Bistro
6, Lor Desa Wira 10B, Taman Desa Wira, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
012-856 3893
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pjSt3fRVCesCDsbp6
The Farm Bistro
88 Lorong Desa Wira 2a1Non halal. lots of lots of meat.
The Farm Bistro
6, Lor Desa Wira 10B, Taman Desa Wira, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak
012-856 3893
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pjSt3fRVCesCDsbp6
AEON Mall Kuching Central
Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Ahmad Zaidi AdruceVivacity Megamall
Jalan Wan AlwiThe Spring Shopping Mall
The best Mee kolok Mee Sapi in town. Which is mentioned by our Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on 7th April 2020.
Video as described.
https://youtu.be/xdFeUE6JBaI
Mee Sapi Haji Salleh @ Sepinang Sari
The best Mee kolok Mee Sapi in town. Which is mentioned by our Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on 7th April 2020.
Video as described.
https://youtu.be/xdFeUE6JBaI
The late famous American chef Anthony Bordain was fondly remembered for promoting Sarawak – particularly Sarawak Laksa – to the rest of the world. He had been to Sarawak a few times and was known for his love of Sarawak Laksa, which he claimed as ‘one of the foods served in heaven’.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-again-tastes-sarawak-laksa/
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Choon Hui Cafe 春园茶室
34 Jalan Ban HockThe late famous American chef Anthony Bordain was fondly remembered for promoting Sarawak – particularly Sarawak Laksa – to the rest of the world. He had been to Sarawak a few times and was known for his love of Sarawak Laksa, which he claimed as ‘one of the foods served in heaven’.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-again-tastes-sarawak-laksa/
This place may be the first Kueh Chap shop ever opened in Kuching. They have been operating this shop since 1985 and has become one of the key iconic places to have a bowl of delicious Kueh Chap in Kuching. They operate in one of the stalls of a cafe called Woon Lam Cafe. The locals normally refer to this place as “Woon Lam Kueh Chap”.
The Kueh Chap served here is definitely not something you would want to miss when you visit Kuching. The soup is packed with flavours and you can smell the delicious smell coming out from the soup when the bowl was being served. For our Muslim fans, do bear in mind that they do serve pork so this place is not halal. It is served with pork meat and various other pork parts.
As Kueh Chap is normally served with the meat mixed inside the bowl of soup, you can opt to have the meat separated and served on a different plate. They are both technically the same thing and is normally based on people’s preference.
Woon Lam Cafe 1999
187-189 Jalan Song Thian CheokThis place may be the first Kueh Chap shop ever opened in Kuching. They have been operating this shop since 1985 and has become one of the key iconic places to have a bowl of delicious Kueh Chap in Kuching. They operate in one of the stalls of a cafe called Woon Lam Cafe. The locals normally refer to this place as “Woon Lam Kueh Chap”.
The Kueh Chap served here is definitely not something you would want to miss when you visit Kuching. The soup is packed with flavours and you can smell the delicious smell coming out from the soup when the bowl was being served. For our Muslim fans, do bear in mind that they do serve pork so this place is not halal. It is served with pork meat and various other pork parts.
As Kueh Chap is normally served with the meat mixed inside the bowl of soup, you can opt to have the meat separated and served on a different plate. They are both technically the same thing and is normally based on people’s preference.
Some say it’s a sin to visit Kuching without having a bowl of its kolo mee.
Unique to Sarawak, kolo mee is a combinational of noodles, meat and vegetables tossed in a transparent sauce. A Sarawakian Chinese favourite, kolo mee is different from the wantan mee served in the peninsular Malaysia due to the fact that the former is not drenched in dark soy sauce.
Situated close to the riverfront, the kolo mee at Chong Choon Café is within walking distance from many popular hotels located along the Sarawak River. The springy noodle of the kolo mee here is perfectly complemented by the minced pork and the red char siew. Don’t let the plate fool you, it is in fact a deep bowl and the noodles run deep. The food court attracts patrons from all faiths due to the variety of food found under the same roof, an example of the beauty of Sarawak.
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Chong Choon Cafe
275 Jalan Chan Chin AnnSome say it’s a sin to visit Kuching without having a bowl of its kolo mee.
Unique to Sarawak, kolo mee is a combinational of noodles, meat and vegetables tossed in a transparent sauce. A Sarawakian Chinese favourite, kolo mee is different from the wantan mee served in the peninsular Malaysia due to the fact that the former is not drenched in dark soy sauce.
Situated close to the riverfront, the kolo mee at Chong Choon Café is within walking distance from many popular hotels located along the Sarawak River. The springy noodle of the kolo mee here is perfectly complemented by the minced pork and the red char siew. Don’t let the plate fool you, it is in fact a deep bowl and the noodles run deep. The food court attracts patrons from all faiths due to the variety of food found under the same roof, an example of the beauty of Sarawak.
The best big prawns laksa sarawak served here.
https://chillout-soulout-freakout.blogspot.com/2012/07/golden-arch-cafe-kuching.html?m=1
Golden Arch Cafe Sarawak Laksa
The best big prawns laksa sarawak served here.
https://chillout-soulout-freakout.blogspot.com/2012/07/golden-arch-cafe-kuching.html?m=1